English Explanatory Dictionary

regent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled.
  2. Any ruler.
  3. A member of a municipal or civic body of governors, especially in certain European cities.
  4. A member of governing board of a college or university; also a governor of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
  5. The chief executive of a regency.
adj
  1. Ruling; governing; regnant.
  2. Exercising vicarious authority.
name
  1. A city in North Dakota.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiːd͡ʒənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-regent.wav

Word forms

regent regents more regent most regent

Etymology

From Middle English regent, from Anglo-Norman regent, Middle French regent, and their source, Latin regēns (“ruling; ruler, governor, prince”), present participle of regō (“to govern, to steer”).

Related words

rectangle rectilinear rector rectum regency regental regentship régime regimen regiment region

Derived words

captain regent coregent interregent nonregent prince regent princess regent queen regent regent-bird regentess viceregent
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